Yuan's Ascension

Chapter 805: Tranquil Passing Of Millennia (4)

Her true self is here? Did something major happen? Wu Yuan felt puzzled, but didn't hesitate. With a thought, he lifted the barrier outside the hall.

Soon after, a silver-armored figure flew into the hall. Seven thousand years had passed, yet Zhuo Haiyue's heroic bearing remained unchanged. In fact, she had grown even more dashing.

Comprehending the Law of Thunder had made her aura increasingly sharp and fierce.

"Haiyue." Wu Yuan rose to welcome her.

"Ming Jian, apologies for the sudden visit. I must have disturbed your meditation." Zhuo Haiyue smiled.

"Between us, there's no need for such formalities. Please, sit." Wu Yuan waved his hand, and instantly an array of immortal wines and delicacies appeared on the table.

The two sat across from each other.

Over the past thousands of years, Wu Yuan and Zhuo Haiyue had joined forces many times, mostly at Zhuo Haiyue's invitation, to complete spacetime missions together. This had deepened their friendship considerably.

It could be said that in Wu Yuan's ten thousand years of cultivation, his qi refiner self had made few friends, but Zhuo Haiyue counted as one of them.

Even though Wu Yuan's strength had grown immensely, Zhuo Haiyue was not far behind.

"What brings you here this time? Another spacetime mission to carry out?" Wu Yuan asked, quite puzzled.

"No!" Zhuo Haiyue smiled faintly. "I'm preparing to leave the Spacetime Island, so I've come to bid you farewell."

"You’re leaving the Spacetime Island so soon? We've been here for fewer than ten thousand years." Wu Yuan was taken aback, frowning as he asked, "Don't you want to try for the Dao Master’s inheritance?"

Zhuo Haiyue's strength was formidable, and she had completed every spacetime mission perfectly in each mission cycle. Therefore, she was now a Dao Master Imprint bearer. By all rights, in another ten thousand years at most, she could attempt to receive the inheritance.

"It's not possible for me. This is the Spacetime Dao Realm, where Spacetime reigns supreme. You, who comprehend the Great Dao of Spacetime, have great hope." Zhuo Haiyue smiled. @@@@

"Though I've also strived to comprehend the Law of Space, I ultimately fall far short, nowhere near your level. Staying on the Spacetime Island any longer would serve little purpose.

With the Megaverse Crossroads opening soon, I need to seek my own path if I am to have even a glimmer of hope." Zhuo Haiyue explained.

Wu Yuan listened silently.

As the day of its opening drew near, news of the Megaverse Crossroads had long since spread. Even the countless imprint bearers on the Spacetime Island were now aware of it.

The various superpowers in the rivers of space and time had all divined the approximate timing of its opening – less than nine thousand years remained.

This grand event that occurred only once in billions of years had captured everyone's attention.

It was not surprising that Zhuo Haiyue chose to leave at this time.

Wu Yuan understood that in terms of true strength, even if Zhuo Haiyue was weaker than his qi refiner self, the gap was likely not too large.

Though he still didn't know exactly what Zhuo Haiyue was implicated in, with her strength, she would certainly choose to participate in the Megaverse Crossroads if given the chance. RἈΝǒbЁS

"Very well. We are all cultivators on the road to immortality. Until we transcend the Ninth Immortal Tribulation, we can hardly rest for a moment." Wu Yuan smiled. "Today, let this be a farewell feast for you. We shall meet again when the Megaverse Crossroads opens."

"Mm." Zhuo Haiyue nodded with a smile.

The two raised their cups and drank deeply.

"Before I leave, I wanted to give you a gift as well." Zhuo Haiyue suddenly flipped her palm over.

In her palm was a crystalline sphere flickering with lightning. Even with its aura suppressed, the energy it emanated was enough to make Archimmortals and Archdeities pale.

"This is...a Dao Instrument?" With Wu Yuan's current level of power and discernment, he recognized it at a glance

He looked at Zhuo Haiyue in considerable surprise. "A mid-grade Dao Instrument? Or a high-grade one?"

Ming Jian, you're the only one I can place my trust in now," Zhuo Haiyue waved her hand, and the Thunderforce Bead, flickering with lightning, flew to Wu Yuan.

"I'll be leaving now."

...

After bidding farewell to Wu Yuan, Zhuo Haiyue indeed left the Spacetime Island.

She left without a sound, her absence barely causing much of a stir among the Taiyuan Divine Court faction on the Spacetime Island.

It was as if an invisible force had caused countless imprint bearers on Spacetime Island to unconsciously forget her existence, to overlook her.

While other imprint bearers might not have noticed, Wu Yuan, who had been prepared, keenly perceived it.

Remember you? Haiyue, what kind of trouble have you encountered? Could it be that in the future, a terrifying force will erase your traces from these years? Wu Yuan pondered silently.

He recalled what the Creation Emissary had said back in the Immutable Land.

Did True Saint Bu Xiu nurture us successors so that we would remember him too? Wu Yuan murmured to himself.

Remembering is very important.

Wu Yuan's strength was formidable. At full power, he wasn't considered weak even among Astral Monarchs. But when it came to Sovereigns, Overlords, and even the legendary supreme beings, he still knew too little.

Furthermore, when it came to matters involving supreme beings, Wu Yuan refrained from casually asking Master Kua Chi or others for additional information.

Once I ask them, it might create a karmic connection, potentially implicating me. Furthermore, they might not know the answers, and might not be able to help. Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

Even the powerhouses in the divine court headquarters seem to have difficulty helping Zhuo Haiyue, let alone Master Kua Chi?

Wu Yuan was willing to help Zhuo Haiyue.

Firstly, it was due to their friendship that had deepened over ten thousand years. In his early years, she had helped Wu Yuan quite a bit. He had never forgotten the time Zhuo Haiyue saved his life.

Secondly, Wu Yuan also had his own plans.

Our destinies are intertwined. Zhuo Haiyue is involved with supreme beings, and I'm involved with the Ancestral Pagoda... Even if helping her brings about a calamity, that's a matter for the future. Wu Yuan thought to himself.

In the future, who knows if this relationship will help me with the issue of the Ancestral Pagoda.

The future was hard to predict.

Besides, the Thunderforce Bead is a high-grade Dao Instrument, it'd be a waste not to take it. Wu Yuan looked down at the bead flickering with lightning in his hand.

He had already begun to decipher it. Containing the complete Law of Thunder, its power was vast and immeasurable. Once fully unleashed, its might would be endless.

Unfortunately, although Wu Yuan had gained some understanding of the Law of Thunder while comprehending the Law of Death, he hadn't even reached the Archimmortal level yet, so he could only unleash a tiny fraction of its power.

Even if I don't use it, I can exchange it for other treasures, which is also a good deal. Wu Yuan smiled. Moreover, through this Thunderforce Bead, I can gain insights into the Law of Thunder.

The power of a low-grade Dao Instrument was equivalent to a high-grade celestial artifact. However, it was much more valuable as it contained a complete Dao essence, which could assist powerhouses in Dao comprehension.

...

Outside the Spacetime Dao Realm, a battleship was speeding forward through outer space.

In one of the cabins, Zhuo Haiyue sat in lotus position, strange fluctuations suddenly appearing around her body.

“Whew! Haiyue, you’ve really suffocated me to death this time. What were you doing, sealing me away for so long?" A childish voice suddenly rang out in her mind.

"Hm? Haiyue! Where's the Thunderforce Bead? Where did it go?" The childish voice now carried a hint of panic. "That was an inheritance treasure, why can't I sense its aura anymore?"